Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-01

E0fef0m0efU 81 the Great InsafWa
tional Medical Congress.

THE DOCTORS ASSEMBLING.
Eoferuuneru 81 the Great InssfWa.
aionaA Medical Congress.
SCENES Az nADcuARrERs ro-pAY-NxKfrNos or
ooAAr1En And SUBORDINATE ASSOCIATIONS
ZEE REGISTRATIONS OFFICE oPExEn. Ezc.
To- day the doctors began % arrive IN squads.
There were many evidences about the uptown no
tets Of the approach Of the great International
Medical Congress 20 meet here next week The
ONCE OF the secretary-general OF the coaereSs
Surgeon-General Hamilton, OF the Marine Hospital
Service. has been located In one OF the rooms In
the Riggs House. adjoining the parlcrs. and this
room presented busy scene this morning, Many
Of the onneers Of sections have arrived and
the nrst place the 60 Is 70 they once OF the secr
tary. Dr. N. & Davis OF Chicago. who Is 70 pre-
Gde over the great congress, IL here, ana he was
conspicuous figure at the Riggs House to-day. ne
is handsome old gentleman, and reminds one Of
pictures Of Giaastons. He Is tall spare, and Of
0Gnineo bearing, ana wears swsliow-tau co0I
THE EXECUTIVE coMNrrrEB
Of the Medical congress, composed OF the chair.
men OF the various sections, assembled at about
noon to-day In the large parlor OF the Riggs
HOUSE The only absent member was Dr. A. b.
Palmer. OF Michigan. DIT. Davis Was chosen chair
while DR.. Hamilton acted as secretary. No bust.
ness was transacted, but q general discussion Of
ways ana means Vas entered into by all OF the
when another session OF the congress viii be held
REGISTERING rHR NAMES
DR.. Toner, the registrar OF the congress- and DR.
Franzoni, the deputy treasurer, with various mem.
bers OF the local committee opened headquarters
to-day a Willard Hall Here tables have been
arranged IKE the counters in the tax-oflce, where
physicians upon their arrival will Register, each
table being assigned TO certain letters OF the al.
pnsoos snv. As na mss;nv are registered clerks
catalogue OF the congress. Dr.. Fransoni
receives the registration feeA Up TO the
this morning az physicians had rc9isssTsd nay sy
mail II was expected that the number would
exceed thousand tonight. Or. Toner thought
attend had already been registered. Or. Fran1oni
said that the registration books were opened thus
sary s SO 1nas ScS would Be IN
Saturday and Monday.
TIE ITALIAN DKIkaAr4a
The present congress includes only allopAthic
OF. as the circulars say. Irregular" physicians Nc
homeopathic physicians have applied for registra-
ton. Dr.. I. 8. Verdi. however, was present to.
day at headquarters and was well received He is
devoting himself to the entertainment OF the
Italian delegates.
The following gentlemen Will be present as the
at the Medical Congress: Prof. Francesca Durante
director OF the Chirugical Institute OF the Royal
Sovernment deiera,ed hy the minister tn q, cunc
Instruction. representative or the Italian Cnirurgi.
cal Society OF the Royal University and OF the
lessor OF materia medlca OF the Royal University
OF Naples delegated by the minister OF the Inte-
ror OF italy, Dr. Ernesto Triconei. secretary OF the
Italian delegation.
THE NAVY sURaRoNs-
1t was published by New York paper to-day
that it is openly said by members of the American
Medical Association that the SUPERINTENDENT of
the Navy issued orders that no member OF the
medical corps should take part In the proceedings
OF the International Medical Congress- and that
the order, with the two exceptions, has been
respected. This paragraph appears to have been
based on the fact that Medical Director Gihon,
encouraged to come to washington from San
francisco to take part 10 the Congress- Dr. 0ihon
applied TO the medical bureau for . detail TO
declined. He then obtained leave Of absence from
the Department and came on at his own expense.
had
he said VINO Would take part in his own section.
repressive influence exerted 70 prevent their at
tendance.
THE NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.
The American Pathological Association met TIM
afternoon at O'Clock In Room 81 OF the Riggs
House. This organization Is composed OF physi.
clans making 2 speciality Of diseases Of the noss
was TO have been opened this morning ct 10
O'Clock, but tho lateness Of trains delayed Q ma
!Sty q the %emSsr INCLUDING the and
the FIRST Intention Of the committee 70 can the
convention to meet at Dayton, Ohio, and It was
Nn &c Ss D1 few order DAYS that sns
Medical Congress. The following I'm members en-
lion q papers to-day: +. u stSsty, touisSiiis.
KY; n. r. Gordon, Springfield, III A. G. Hobbs
Atlanta, Ca; Q. F. Brown. Lexington, KY; =. II.
nsa ono r. Rn%Sod s. hous aS Sns
program for to-morrow includes business meeting
at O'Clock. followed by the reading OF papers by
Jpo. k Van Allen, Kansas City, No.; p. W. Logan.
Knoxville. Tenn; Jno. North, Keokuk, Iowa; T.
y. Humboldt. ST Louis. No.: at the afternoon ses-
Il 6U
Mo. The last session VIII be held at 10
O'Clock Saturday morning, at which papers
Of S the BE 's ssoc az ex s1asoS Ry
By shs III
ana fo1 fS
This will be followed BY the election and installa
ton OF Officers for lss7ss. after which the asso-
The present o1ioers Of the association Are -
follows VS. President y stueky Le5,ngtSa ~
recording secretary and treasurer, p. w. Logan,
s I'LL council s Knods Fos ' %syn sD ina
R Ss so'fn m 8 nJa
Mo.
The American Academy OF Medicine, most OF the
members OF which are In the city, viii meet on
Saturday.
large number OF the foreign delegates to the
coming Medical Congress were entertained at the
Pennsylvania Hospital In Philadelphia yesterday.
To-day the visitors will be enter aimed In Baltimore.
One hundred and fifty Philadelphia doctors will
come 70 Washington 70 attend the Congress-. leav-
Ing Philadelphia on a special train Sunday night
Col. W. II. Boyd Dying.
Col. w. II. Boyd was at the point OF death this
afternoon at IN o'clock and his relatives and i'm
mediate friends were assembled by his bedside at
his residence No. 14l4 Columbia street.
Col. Boyd was born In Montreal, Canada, July